66 As the daylight came, the council of local elders including both the chief priests and the religious teachers, gathered together and Yeshua was led in to the council 67 who demanded, “If you’re the messiah, tell us so.”

“Even if I told you,” he replied, “you certainly wouldn’t believe me, 68 and if I asked you all anything, you certainly wouldn’t answer. 69 But from now on, humanity’s child will be sitting in the seat of power on God’s right.”

70 “So then you are God’s son!” they all reacted.

“Well, you all are saying that I am,” he said.

71 “Why would we need any more witnesses than this?” they asked, “because we heard it ourselves straight out of his mouth.”